Weather Information for public access
NEA currently provides 3-hour, 12-hour, 1-day and 3-day weather forecasts, heavy rain warnings, rain location displays and other weather information to the public. This information can be accessed from the following locations:
(1) NEA website at http://www.nea.gov.sg
(2) Weather@sg at http://weather.nea.gov.sg
(3) Twitter at http://twitter.com/neasg
(4) Dial-a-Weather at 65427788
(2) Weather@sg at http://weather.nea.gov.sg
(3) Twitter at http://twitter.com/neasg
(4) Dial-a-Weather at 65427788
The public can obtain the latest weather reports, including heavy rain warnings, by tuning in to radio broadcasts, calling NEA’s weather forecast hotline at 6542 7788, following @NEAsg on Twitter, accessing the mobile weather service, available free at Weather@SG (weather.nea.gov.sg), or visiting the NEA website at www.nea.gov.sg. (More information on Weather SG is available at Annex A.)
Water level sensors
As part of PUB’s flood management system, PUB currently has 32 sensors in key canals to track water levels and will make this water level information available to the public via PUB’s website in early August. The number of sensors will be increased to 90 by the end of this year to cover all major waterways, flood prone areas and hotspots. Affected premises near such water level sensors have already been invited to subscribe to SMS alerts when the water reaches certain levels.
PUB and NEA are currently looking into an integrated early warning system that will further improve the warnings of heavy rains and rising water levels in canals to the public. This will be completed within the next few months.
Community Engagement
Following the latest flood on 17 Jul 2010, PUB met with affected residents and businesses on actions that they can take to protect their premises from floods, and provided them with temporary protection measures such as sandbags in the event of further floods. (List of flood prone areas and flood advisory - Annex A)
PUB has advised the management of building owners on permanent measures to alleviate flooding within their premises. For instance, the management of Lucky Plaza has already engaged an architect to put in these protection measures. PUB will continue to meet with MPs and the grassroots to see what further assistance can be provided.
PUB has an ongoing drainage improvement programme which has helped to reduce the risk of flooding. The list of drainage improvement plans for some of these flood prone areas is in Annex C. Wherever possible, PUB will bring forward the start of these works and expedite their completion.
Weather outlook
NEA today released its weather forecast for the rest of the week. From Thursday to Sunday, short-duration showers with thunder are expected mostly between the late morning and afternoon. Tropical Storm “Chanthu” located in the South China Sea, southeast of Hong Kong, is expected to make landfall near southern China on Thursday. The indirect influence of Tropical Storm “Chanthu” may bring wet conditions to the surrounding region, including Singapore. A moderate “sumatra” squall is also likely to affect Singapore either on Thursday or Friday morning. Heavy rain warnings may not lead to floods. (More information on the “Sumatra” squall is available in Annex B.)
21 July 2010
Annex A
Sumatra squalls
Sumatra squalls are not uncommon and can develop at any time of the year, although they usually occur between March and November. These squalls, or lines of thunderstorms, develop at night over Sumatra or the Malacca Straits and move east towards Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia usually during the pre-dawn and early morning. They are often characterised by sudden onset of strong gusty surface winds and heavy rain lasting from 1 to 2 hours as they move across the island. Although the Southwest Monsoon months of June to September are characterised by relatively dry weather, it is still possible for Singapore to experience such intense showers from time to time. Heavy rain warnings may not lead to floods.
Tropical storms
While Singapore is not directly affected by tropical storms in the region, the presence of tropical storms may indirectly influence the local and regional weather patterns. The effects of this influence on the local weather could be in the form of enhanced rainfall, due to the presence of rain/shower bands associated with the tropical storms, or increased instability supporting the formation of squall lines and wind convergence.
Weather SG
Weather@SG is the first near real-time comprehensive weather and mapping rendering engine for mobile devices with internet connection. The rendering engine works by optimising a graphical generation of Singapore’s weather information in real time, layering it over a Singapore map, which can be zoomed down to town-level.
The weather information and forecasts are updated every five minutes.
Features on Weather@SG are:
1. Weather forecast for 3-hour Nowcast, 12-hour Forecast and 3 Day Outlook
2. Rain locations and intensity over Singapore
3. Real-time readings of temperature, wind, rainfall and humidity. These real time weather information is useful to the public. For example, the rainfall readings, which are updated every 5 minutes, show the accumulated rain amount in the past hour. These rainfall readings are useful for monitoring the accumulated amount of rain that has fallen and gives an indication of the rainfall intensity over any particular area of Singapore.
The weather information and forecasts are updated every five minutes.
Features on Weather@SG are:
1. Weather forecast for 3-hour Nowcast, 12-hour Forecast and 3 Day Outlook
2. Rain locations and intensity over Singapore
3. Real-time readings of temperature, wind, rainfall and humidity. These real time weather information is useful to the public. For example, the rainfall readings, which are updated every 5 minutes, show the accumulated rain amount in the past hour. These rainfall readings are useful for monitoring the accumulated amount of rain that has fallen and gives an indication of the rainfall intensity over any particular area of Singapore.
In addition, Weather@SG issues heavy rain warnings when heavy rain is expected.
Please see attached for screen shots of the some of the info available.
Annex B
Flood prone areas in Singapore (As at July 2010)
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Admiralty Road West near Sembawang Shipyard
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Alexandra Road/ Jervois Road/ Bishopsgate Road
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Amber Road/ East Coast Road
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Beach Road (Central Police Division’s Staff Quarters and St John’s Headquarters)
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Bedok South Road
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Benoi Sector
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Bukit Timah Rd/Wilby Road
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Cantonment Link/ Keppel Road
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Chin Cheng Ave
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Clover Park Estate (near the playground)
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Commonwealth Ave/ Commonwealth Drive/ Queensway
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CTE near Slip Road to Moulmein Road
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Delta Road/ River Valley Road/ Delta Avenue
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Farnborough Road
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Farrer Park Area (includes Thomson Road/ Derbyshire Road)
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First Lok Yang Road / International Road/ Benoi Road
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Frankel Avenue/ Siglap Plain/ La Salle Street
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Hong Kah Area
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Indus Road
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Jalan Besar Area
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Jalan Haji Alias/ Coronation Road West
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Jalan Mashor
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Jalan Mat Jambol
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Jalan Seaview
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Jalan Ulu Seletar
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Jurong Port Road
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Kim Tian Road/ Tiong Bahru Road
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28.
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King George’s Avenue (People’s Association HQ)
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Langsat Road Area
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Leng Kee Road
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Lorong Buangkok
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Lorong Chuan (St Gabriel's Primary School)
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Lorong H Telok Kurau
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Lower Delta Road/ Alexandra Road
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Lowland Road
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Margaret Drive/ Tanglin Road
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Meng Suan Road
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Mountbatten Road/ Meyer Road/ Fort Road/ Arthur Road/ Margate Road/ Ramsgate Road/ Rose Lane/ Dunman Road Area
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Nee Soon Road
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Neo Pee Teck Lane
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Newton Road/ Lincoln Road/ Surrey Road
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Old Lim Chu Kang Road/Jalan Murai
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Puay Hee Avenue
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Second Chin Bee Road
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Service Road off Tampines Road (near Jalan Teliti)
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Stevens Road/ Balmoral Road
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Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre off Beatty Road
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Upper East Coast Road/ Bayshore Road
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Upper Hokkien Street/ Upper Pickering Street/ South Bridge Road/ Spring Street/ Sago Lane
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Upper Thomson Road / Jln Keli
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Viking Road
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Waterloo Street/ Albert Street/ Bencoolen Street/ Prinsep Street
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Annex C
Areas Affected by Recent Floods and Projects to Alleviate Flooding
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Project to alleviate flooding
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Jalan Besar / Little India Area
a) Veerasamy Road
b) Hindoo Road
c) Rowell Road, Desker Road, Sam Leong Road
d) Syed Alwi Road, Kitchener Road, Verdun Road, Kg Kapor
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Two on-going projects to improve the drainage system :-
1) Improvement to Kelantan Road Outlet Drain. Work is expected to start in end 2010.
2) Improvement to Drains at Syed Alwi Road Area. Tender is expected to be called by end 2010.
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Bedok/ Telok Kurau
a) Bedok Garden
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The road is low-lying and will be raised.
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b) Bedok Lane
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The road is low-lying and will be raised.
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c) Lorong G Telok Kurau
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The road is low-lying and will be raised.
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Bukit Timah Area
a) Bukit Timah Road (between Wilby Road and Maple Avenue)
b) Dunearn Road (near Swiss Club Link)
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Tender for the Bukit Timah Canal upstream of the 1st Diversion Canal to be called in Jul 2010.
Tender for the Improvement to Bukit Timah 1st Diversion Canal from Maple Ave to Sungei Ulu Pandan is expected to be called in 2011.
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c) Balmoral Road (near junction with Bukit Timah Road)
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The stretch of road affected is a localised depression. The road will to be raised.
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Farrer Park / Newton /Kg Java /Novena areas
a) Newton Circus near Keng Lee Road
b) Cambridge Road / Dorset Road / Hertford Road
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1) Tender for the Improvement to Rochor Canal (between Jalan Besar and Crawford St) is expected to be called in Oct/ Nov 2010.
2) Improvement to Rochor Canal (between Kg Java Rd and Jalan Besar) by LTA under NSE project. Work is in progress.
3) Improvement to drains along Thomson Road (from Moulmein Road to Bt Timah Canal) and Norfolk Road under the programme for Improvement to Old Roadside Drains.
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Jalan Haji Alias area
a) Jalan Haji Alias / Coronation Road West junction
b) Coronation Road West near house no. 137.
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There is an on-going project to widen and deepen the upstream stretch of Jalan Haji Alias Outlet Drain (Sixth Ave to Coronation Road West). Works expected to complete in Feb 2011.
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Paya Lebar / MacPherson Areas
a) Jalan Gembira/Kg Ampat /MacPherson Road
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Tender for the Improvement to Happy Ave Outlet Drain is expected to be called by end 2010.
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b) Siang Kuang Avenue
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Improvement to MacPherson Road Outlet Drain is in progress.
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c) AZ Building / Cisco Building
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Tenders to upgrade the downstream stretch of Geylang River (from Dunman Road to Guillemard Road) have closed in Jun 2010. Work is expected to commence by Oct 2010.
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Jurong Area
Enterprise Road
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Proposed drain upgrading in progress. Work is expected to be completed in end 2010.
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Weather@SG images [373.0 KB]
| Name | Michelle Tan |
| Tel | 67319867 |
| Other | NEA media phone: 90887378 |
| michelle_tan@nea.gov.sg |
| Name | Joy Tan |
| Tel | 67313109 |
| Other | PUB media phone: 97267976 |
| joy_w_t_tan@pub.gov.sg |
